Toy.



No. 681,499. Patented Aug. 27, IQDI. M. DUFFNER.

l Tov. (Application led Apr. 5, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES- PATENT f Prion..

MATTHEV DUFFNER, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

SPEGEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,499, dated August27, 1901.

Application filed April 5, 1901. Serial No. 54,424. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, MATTHEW DUFFNER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful Improvements insounding toys, and has for its object to construct a novel, effective,and simple toy of this character.

Briefly described, the invention comprises a handle member preferablyformed in two sections for convenience in manufacturing, which sectionsare securely fastened together and have means within the same forsupporting a shaft which carries a bell. This shaft extends through thebell and has mounted thereon a Weighted figure or other device. A tapperis carried by the shaft, which is adapted to be engaged by lugs carriedby the handle member, so as to strike the tapper against the bell toemit the sound. The shaft is rotated by means of a string or cord whichis connected thereto and extends outwardly through the handle member. Asthis string or cord is pulled to unwind the same from the shaft and thelatter, together with the bell, thereby rotated the weighted figure orother device carried by the shaft is given sufficient momentum tocontinue the rotation of the shaft, and thus rewind the string or cordthereon, so as to impart a continuous motion to the rotating iigure orother device and a continuous sounding of the bell as long as the stringor cord is operated. All of this construction will be hereinafter morefully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims, and indescribing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specilication, and wherein likenumerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views,in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy. Fig. 2 is adetail perspective view of one section of the handle member. Fig. 3 is alike view of the rotatable shaft.

To put my invention into practice I provide a handle comprising twosections 1, each of which have flared upper ends 2. These sections areadapted to fit together, forming a substantially hollow handle, the onesection 5 5 having near its lower end a boss 3, provided with a threadedaperture to receive a securing-screw 4, which is inserted through theother section of the handle, with its threaded end engaged into saidboss to fasten the two 6o sections of the handle together. Thesehandlesections carry about midway of their length a shelf 5, that ineach section of the handle being provided with a groove 6, so that whenthe handle-sections are together an aperture is formed to receive arotatable shaft 7, which carries a washer 8, adapted to rest upon thepart of the handle-sections. This shaft 7 is provided below the washer Swith a threaded portion 9, which is adapted to receive a 7o nut 10, bymeans of which the shaft is prevented from vertical movement. Connectedto the shaft 7 near its lower end is an operating cord, string, or cable11, which extends outwardly through one of the handle-sections and ispreferably provided with a ring 12 or like device on the outer end toform a grip,

by means of which the string may be pulled and the shaft 7 rotated. Thisshaft 7 extends through the bell 14, the mouth of 8o which is of adiameter substantially equal to the diameter of the handle at the upperend of the latter, so as to give a neat appearance to the toy. The shaftis rigidly secured to the bell, and this shaft carries on 8 5 the endextending above the bell a disk 15, to which is secured a ligure 16 vorsimilar device, which carries a rod 17, provided with dumbbells orweights 18 on its ends. The shaft 7 has secured thereto above the collaror washer 9o 8 a spring tapper-arm 19, carrying a tapper 2() on itsouter end, and this arm as the shaft is rotated will be sprung away fromsaid shaft into position to be engaged by the substantiallytriangular-shaped lugs 21, one of which 9 5v is carried by each of thehandle-sections 1.

In operation it will be observed that presuming the cord or cable 1l tobe wound upon the shaft, as shown in Fig. 1, it will be noted that whenthis cord or cable is unwound from roo the shaft by pulling the cord orcable outwardly a rotary movement will be imparted to the shaft 7, tothe bell, and to the weighted figure carried on top of the shaft andbell.

When the cord has been unwound from its shaft, the pull on the cord isrelieved, so as to permit the momentum which has been imparted to theWeighted figure to continue the rotation of the shaft, and thus rewindthe cord upon the shaft, which rewinding is checked by the operatoragain pulling outwardly on the cord or cable, thus imparting acontinuous rotary movement to the Weighted figure and the continuoussounding of the bell by reason of the contact of the tapperarm 19 withthe lugs 2l,carried by the handle.

It will be noted in the practice of my invention that various changesmay be made in the details of construction without departing from thegeneral spirit of my invention.`

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a sounding toy, a handle member formed in two equal sectionssecured together and provided with an interior shelf, a vertical shaftmounted in said shelf for rotation and held against vertical movement, abell mounted on the shaft, a weighted device mounted on the shaft, atapper carried by the shaft, and interior lugs carried by the handle atopposite sides thereof to be engaged by the tapper to actuate the latterand cause it to strike the bell to sound the same as the shaft isrotated, substantially as described.

2. In a sounding toy, a handle member formed in two equal sectionsadapted to be matched together, means for securing said sections to eachother, an interior shelf carried by said sections,a vertical shaftmounted in said shelf, means mounted upon said shaft -above and belowthe shelf to hold the shaft against vertical movement, a bell mounted onthe shaft, a weighted device carried by the shaft above the bell, atapper secured to the shaft, interior lugs carried by the handle forengagement with the tapper to cause the latter to strike the bell as theshaft is rotated, and an operating cord or cable connected to the shaftat its lower end and extending outwardly through the handle wherebyrotary movement may be imparted to the shaft, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I aiilx my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MATTHEV DUF FN ER.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER.

